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Man fatally shot by girlfriend in Signal Hill home, officials say

An investigation was underway Tuesday morning after a 38-year-old woman allegedly shot and killed her boyfriend and then tried to kill herself in a Signal Hill home, officials said.

Signal Hill police arrived in the 2100 block of Sea Ridge Drive after receiving a call about 8:30 p.m. Officers found the 59-year-old man shot to death in the upper torso at his home, where his girlfriend, the alleged shooter, attempted suicide.

The woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives did not release their names.